The last full week of 2025 will be a busy one, with nine launches scheduled on the launch manifest. Of these, only one will launch from the United States \u2014 a single Falcon 9 mission from California. Innospace looks to finally debut their Hanbit-Nano rocket after several delays at the beginning of the week, with Russia planning to launch two Soyuz missions from Plesetsk and Vostochny.<\/p>\n
Chinese missions comprise a majority of the launch manifest for the week, with four missions launching from four different launch facilities throughout China. India also looks to join the launch manifest with the launch of a BlueBird Block 2 satellite on its LVM-3 rocket.<\/p>\n
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Hanbit-Nano | Spaceward<\/p>\n
South Korean space company Innospace finally launched its Hanbit-Nano rocket on its first orbital mission on Tuesday, Dec. 23. Named \u201cSpaceward,\u201d the mission aimed to launch eight payloads: five small satellites that will collect climatological and environmental data about Earth from orbit, and three experimental payloads that will verify new technologies.<\/p>\n
Hanbit-Nano is a 21.7 m-tall, 1.4 m-diameter rocket that produces 245 kN of thrust at liftoff from a single hybrid-propellant engine. The upper stage is also powered by a single hybrid-propellant \u201cHyper\u201d engine that produces 34 kN of thrust. Paraffin and liquid oxygen (LOX) are the hybrid propellants used. The upper stage also has the option of flying with a methane and LOX \u201cLiMER\u201d engine, which produces 29 kN of thrust.<\/p>\n
Hanbit-Nano lifted off from Innospace\u2019s launch site at the Alcantara Launch Center in Maranhao, Brazil. However, the vehicle failed early during first stage flight and crashed into the ground.<\/p>\n